Count Warren Buffett's son among those sympathetic of the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

Howard Buffett, son of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, told Bloomberg on Thursday that he understands the frustration that many middle-class Americans currently feel. He, for one, places blame on both corporate abuse and the growing wealth gap.

Not only did Howard Buffett says he understands the basis of the Occupy Wall Street protesters, however. He also expressed frustration with the slew of austerity measures that show no sign of slowing down. Just this month, Wisconsin officials revealed a plan that would cause thousands to lose access to the state's Medicaid program, according to ThinkProgress.

"There has never been a time in my lifetime when the government is going to cut an incredible amount of programs that support poor people and feed them," he told Bloomberg.

As Bloomberg notes, the younger Buffett is far from the only wealthy member of society to sympathize with Occupy Wall Street. Many other notable financial players, including Mohamed El-Erian and George Soros, have expressed comparable sentiments.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke himself recently said he understood the frustration of those that have watched middle-class incomes stagnate over the last decade as the rich continued to get richer.

"They blame, with some justification, the problems in the financial sector for getting us into this mess, and they’re dissatisfied with the policy response here in Washington," Bernanke said. "And at some level, I can’t blame them."